Colcannon
December 22, 2009
We marked the solstice with colcannon. An Irish dish–albeit loosely interpreted–somehow seemed suitable for the shortest day of the year, since the Irish strike me as folks who know a thing or two about darkness.
Colcannon
- 5-6 medium red potatoes
- 1 turnip
- 1/2 rutabaga
- 1/2 head cabbage, cut into strips
- 1/2 bunch kale, cut into strips
- 1 medium leek, finely chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2/3 cup buttermilk or kefir
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed cumin seeds
- salt and pepper to taste
- Cook the potatoes, parsnip, and rutabaga in a pot of boiling water until soft.
- Drain; mash with buttermilk and a touch of salt.
- In a separate pot, saute the onion for 2-3 minutes. Add the cabbage, kale, salt, pepper, and a splash of water; steam on low heat for 10 minutes.
- Toss in the leek and cumin; cook for another 2 minutes.
Now, you can simply serve the cabbage+kale+leek mixture on top of the mashed roots. I happened to also want some black beans + paprika (prepared along these lines)–and yes, a poached egg, for a touch of sunshine on this darkest, longest of nights.
December 22, 2009 at 9:27 am
Huh, colcannon with an egg? I love colcannon – with a prodigious amount of butter.
December 22, 2009 at 9:43 am
Absolutely. Highly recommended.
December 23, 2009 at 4:47 am
I like your take on colcannon – I do a rather prosaic one with onion and cabbage (which I love). But I’ve gotten more fond of kale too, and will have to try that.
December 24, 2009 at 7:19 am
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January 2, 2010 at 3:20 pm
Hmmmm… I keep reading this and keep thinking an Irish co-worker made this one time and brought it to work – I was the only one who would brave tasting it (wimps) – it was delightful. But I swear she called it Colcullen… I hear boggy sometimes, that could have been the problem.
January 21, 2010 at 9:06 am
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